Contribute to Friends of Pakistan USA Scholarships for School Girls in Pakistan
A group of us returned Peace Corps volunteers and supporters have joined together to help girls in Pakistan finish their secondary education and prepare for university or professional training. Make a contribution in your name, someone else’s name to commemorate a birthday, wedding, or whatever you want and help a young girl in Pakistan.
Friends of Pakistan USA has this year decided to partner with intercollege progams based in remote areas of Pakistan to fund the education of young women who are unable to attend the 11th and 12th grades or are at risk of dropping out because of finances.
Our goal is to raise $10,000 by April 30, 2014. This will provide up to 46 educational scholarships for two years for young women attending secondary school in northern Pakistan. Our scholarships will support two projects:
Friends of Pakistan USA has this year decided to partner with intercollege progams based in remote areas of Pakistan to fund the education of young women who are unable to attend the 11th and 12th grades or are at risk of dropping out because of finances.
Our goal is to raise $10,000 by April 30, 2014. This will provide up to 46 educational scholarships for two years for young women attending secondary school in northern Pakistan. Our scholarships will support two projects:
Hoshyar Foundation, Mansehra, Khyber Paktunkwa
This year we begin a partnership with Hoshyar Foundation, a nonrofit based in Austin Texas, focusing on empowerment of Pakistani women through education. Pakistan has a desperate need for nurses and midwives. Our pilot program will focus on funding tuitions to help girls complete the necessary 11th and 12th grades in order to enter midwife training. The estimated cost per student is only $15 to $20 per month - a small investment with a very big return.
Government Girls Inter College, Rerra Azad Kashmir
The second of our new project partners is the Girls Government Inter College, Rera, Azad Kashmir, the same school that received a complete set of books from FOPUSA to outfit its new library in 2011. We were impressed with the enthusiasm of this school that had been completely destroyed, then rebuilt with USAID after the 2005 earthquake. It seemed the ideal location to launch a new project to foster American-Pakistani friendship.
At a maximum annual cost of only $150 per girl we will be able to develop a project model that can be used at any school, private or public, that meets our basic criteria for strong local leadership, community “buy-in” and basic communications.
At a maximum annual cost of only $150 per girl we will be able to develop a project model that can be used at any school, private or public, that meets our basic criteria for strong local leadership, community “buy-in” and basic communications.
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Sandra Houts, Treasurer
1305 Abbey Circle
Asheville, NC 28805
Friends of Pakistan USA (FOPUSA) is a registered 501(c)3 organization.
For further information about FOPUSA and our commitment to education for girls and emergency relief work, please contact Carol Cespedes, President: fopusa-owner@yahoogroups.com.
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